Ringgold teen drowns in Chickamauga Creek during swimming accident

A Ringgold teen drowned over the weekend after he slipped into Chickamauga Creek while swimming with friends and never resurfaced, police say.

According to the Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office, 18-year-old Damond Anthony Ray Beck went missing from the creek bank off of Carrol Road shortly before 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18.

Beck’s body was located in the early morning hours of Sunday morning after emergency crews worked through the night searching for the young man.

The case is being evaluated by the Department of Natural Resources, and department spokesperson Robin Hill says that investigators are still gathering information.

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